Gärdsjön
southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 9 m3 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 9 mpH 6.6oligotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Gärdsjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Gärdsjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Gärdsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 26 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
Fishing Gärdsjön
Gärdsjön holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Gärdsjön regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
The catch board
- 1Rickard Olofssonpike53 cm
- 2Ole Sandströmpike51 cm
- 3Jonas Krügerpike50 cm
- 4Mikael Petterssonpike50 cm
- 5Jukka Sandströmroach14 cm
- 6Roland Krügerperch12 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmRickard Olofsson
roach14 cmJukka Sandström
perch12 cmRoland Krüger
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